Hi BrianThanks for your tip on Lake Tinaroo. We have been here for 3 days and it is a spectacular spot. We are staying at Tinnaburra just out of Yungaburra. Caravan Park right on the lake, sites overlooking the water.

Have sailed Cape Tribulation, Airlie Beach, Elliott Heads so far and we are heading to Mission Beach tomorrow. Starting to head back south to Brisbane.

We are hoping to take off in late Jan and be in South Australia for Feb. Would really appreciate your tips on where to stay(caravan parks or free camps) that we could sail the TI from.

Just had our first sail in South Australia, blowing on shore, and just sailed the Brighton, Seacliff coastline, staying at the Brighton caravan park, thanks again Brian for your great advice, rally loving it.

Glad you are enjoying it Lonnie.I was in Port Fairy Victoria for the weekend and caught up with a wooden boat builder friend who has nearly finished a spec boat. I just drooled over the timber work and I would have swapped the TI but there was about a $75k shortfall.

This weekend we are sailing to the top of the Spencer Gulf from Port Augusta with some non Hobie kayakers.Send me a PM if you are going to be up that way.

Hi Lonnie and all the other Ausies on the forum, how are things going with your travels.

I was made redundant early this year, so the wife and I took off for a big 4x4 trip around the country. Unfortunately we did not manage to take the TI with us as we have been living in a roof top camper so could not fit the TI on the roof.

Been back in Perth about five weeks now, I'm only just getting back to see what is going on with the forum.

Hope you are all still getting out there in the Hobie's I have to dust off the cobwebs and get my TI out soon.

Would you believe I had to swap my TI for one of those very ordinary kayaks?

Only temporary of course, at Blanchetown on the River Murray and I was determined to explore thebackwaters, such prolific bird life. The creek feeding the backwaters is shallow and narrow with trees fallen across. The worst one was 3 inches out of the water but with a fast run up and some pushing and shoving, wemade it across. The serenity in the backwaters is amazing but glad to get back in the TI.

Cool Brian. I have mostly spent time further up river from there, my wife is from Berri. We have done a few trips on house boats from Berri and from Renmark, up stream to Customs House and the border. I like all the little backwaters and creeks north of Renmark. Also on our recent trip around Australia we followed the Murray down from near Kosciusko National Park and camped at numerous spots down to Mildura, sadly we didn't have a kayak so could only sit on the bank and watch the river go slowly by.